Resource Parent Support Worker

Woods Services•Jenkintown, PA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Resource Parent Support Worker (RPSW) is dedicated to supporting both specialized behavioral health (SBH) resource parents as well as general-level resource parents. RPSWs are assigned to assist the resource parents to help them achieve and support the well-being, stability, and permanency of the youth in their care. This includes providing direct support to the resource parent to help them successfully meet the needs of the child or youth through the provision of supports and activities in home and community settings. Works a Hybrid schedule: 3 days in office and 2 days WFM (schedule can change based on departmental needs). Hours are from 9 am – 5pm Monday through Friday but may also vary according to departmental needs. Salary: Starting at $21.74 / hour

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field.
One (1) year of experience working within child, youth and family service systems.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Skills with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Knowledge of PA Code 55 3680s, 3700s, and the Philadelphia DHS Foster Care Scopes of Service
Knowledge and skills in cultural diversity
Ability to achieve desired performance outcomes
Ability to assess and solve problems
Capable of working responsibly with highly confidential information
Ability to multi-task and demonstrate good organizational skills
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
Valid driver’s license and the ability to use your own vehicle.
Clean driving history record.
Must be free from any communicable or infectious diseases.
Provide a valid PA child abuse clearance, FBI check, and criminal background check.

Responsibilities

Provides direct support, consultation, and coaching to resource parents in Philadelphia and surrounding counties, to help them successfully meet the emotional, behavioral, social, academic, developmental, and physical needs of the youth placed in the home.
Partners with resource parents to ensure the safety and stability of the child or youth in the home and ensure the resource parents maintain routine, follow-up, and emergency medical and dental care; ensures that necessary documentation is obtained and provided to all necessary entities.
Identifies caregiver challenges and/or issues that may jeopardize placement and stability and develops or implements strategies to mitigate the issues.
Provides timely face-to-face support to resource parents as stated in the Scopes of Service, with more frequent and intense contact for new placements and during periods of crisis.
Provides trauma-informed, strengths-based, individualized parent training to support caregiver interventions in addressing and managing the unique needs of the children and youth in their home.
Partners with the resource parent and CUA case manager/County Case Manager to ensure that each child or youth is receiving the necessary, appropriate, and effective behavioral health services to meet their individualized needs, where applicable.
Supports resource parent completion of required documentation through training, ongoing review and monitoring of documentation, and licensing requirements.
Completes, monitors, and updates individualized crisis response plans and resource parent support plans as required.
Provides support and coaching to ensure active and ongoing communication and collaboration between the resource parent and each youth’s CUA case manager/Case Manager, behavioral health provider, and educational team.
Supports the development of a plan to meet the transportation needs of youth at home and assists with transportation as necessary.
Participates in an on-call system to provide crisis management and support to resource parents on a rotating basis.